COLUMBUS, Ga. - In the quarterfinal round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament, the No. 3 (ITA Division II top 50) Flagler College men's tennis team defeated Georgia College & State University 4-0 to advance to the semifinal round this afternoon at the John W. Walden Tennis Center.
The Saints defeated the Bobcats for the second time this season, previously sweeping them 7-0. Flagler will face second seeded, No. 15 University of North Georgia tomorrow at 12 p.m. Previously, the Saints came out on top, 5-2 over the Nighthawks during the regular season.
Doubles saw movement among some of the pairings compared to the Saints previous matches. Starting off,
Aniss Rafiq and
Filip Kana defeated Reid Bissell and Finn O'Neill, 6-1, to remain undefeated as a pair. The final win was
Aly El Rafie and
Noah Paterson's fourth in a row, defeating Braxton Wright and David Munoz Botia 6-2.
Prior to the stoppage, Freshman
Oliver Hradilek was on the cusp of defeating Manoel Guimaraes, 6-1 and 5-0. This is Hradilek's first match since Feb. 15 against No. 6 Washburn University. Kana remained undefeated on the day, defeating O'Neill 6-0 and 6-3. Playing his first career match at court three,
Raphael Rousson defeated Jakob Andergassen 6-1 and 6-3. To send the Saints to the semifinal round, No. 31 Rafiq defeated No. 61 Chase Martin 6-3 and 6-2.
